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Archbishop's Evangelism Task Group meets for the first time
The Archbishop of Canterbury's keenness to focus on evangelism has been highlighted this week as his Task Force met for the first time at Lambeth Palace on Monday.

If you start giving out independence, where do you stop?
Reverend Fraser McNaughton, minister of St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, isn't convinced by the idea of independence for the Orkney, Shetland and Western islands of Scotland

A lesson in faith from a mother who knows what it is to suffer
Help! I'm now a pastor's wife columnist Claire Musters talks about the woman who has influenced her the most: her mum

Album review: Sun And Shield by the Peter Furler Band
Christian music's greatest Australian rock star has launched a new band this month.

Rehabilitating evangelicalism: Geoff Tunnicliffe on 10 years of leading the World Evangelical Alliance
Outgoing Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance Dr Geoff Tunnicliffe believes evangelicals are engaging more effectively with the world than 10 years ago and that their voice is being taken more seriously than ever before

Restoring trust, nurturing hope: How to help young people caught up in gangs
XLP hosted an evening of discussion on Monday night into how the church, police and local authorities can work together to help young people, especially girls, break free of gangs and exploitation

Salvation Army in Wales looking good after 140 years
Salvation Army celebrates big birthday in Wales

Inspiring a generation of young people to worship God and change the nation
iEC, or I Equals Change, are about to release their new album, Break These Chains, and are currently on a mini tour of the UK. Christian Today caught up with the group's Jake Isaac and Tula Lynch to find out more about their heart for worship and community.

Are family GPs going extinct?
The president of the Royal College of General Practitioners, Dr Maureen Baker, claims that the GP practice as we know it is in danger of dying out. But are her claims overblown?

Head of Ukrainian Orthodox Church compares Russia's actions to Nazi Germany
Patriarch Filaret Denysenko has compared the actions of Putin, in annexing Crimea to Russia, to Hitler's takeover of Austria in 1938.

Rend Collective enters UK Album Chart top 30
The Art of Celebration, the new album by Rend Collective, has reached number 28 in the UK Album Chart.

If you believe in God 'you're an idiot'
Fox News anchor and author of Killing Jesus, Bill O'Reilly, is frustrated that the secular-progressive movement does not take people of faith seriously

Three parent embryos unpopular with voters
Voters are lukewarm about the Government's decision to change the law to allow three-parent embryos.
Operation Mobilisation-supported children lose homes in Philippines fire
Children supported by Operation Mobilisation in the Philippines are among the victims of a devastating fire that swept through an old cemetery in Cebu City last week Tuesday.

Emma Watson: I believe in a higher power
Noah star Emma Watson, most famous for her role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter series, has spoken out about her own beliefs ahead of the film's US release this Friday.
Six dead in Mombasa church attack
A group of gunmen attacked a Mombasa church on Sunday, leaving at least six dead and 15 injured, including a baby who was shot in the head